Unpaid Chinese workers hold Israeli contractors on Turks and Caicos island

An Israeli at the scene told the Ynet Web site that no one has been hurt. But the man, identified only as Moti, said he and about a dozen other Israelis are trapped and worried.

"The workers have closed the port and aren't letting anyone out," Moti said. "They're not being violent at this time ... but the situation can get worse. They're surrounding our living quarters and not letting us leave."